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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Fraud email example:

From: Miss Aranima Enfandy. <aranima_enfan001@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: aranima_enfand001@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 03 Jan 2007 13:59:52 +0300
Subject: Happy New Year,


Dear,


It's my pleasure to contact you for an investment assistance which I intend to establish with you in your country.

Though we have not met with you before but I believe, one has to risk confiding in someone to succeed sometimes in life. However is not mandatory nor will in any manner compel you to honour against your will.

I am the only daughter to the Late Markeni Enfandy, from the Nshili District of Gikomgoro Province in the Republic of Rwanda. My Father before his death was a successful Gold and Cocoa Merchant in Johannesburg, South Africa and Ghana. Barely a week my father returned from his usual European business trips, on Wednesday 14th June 2004, he was attacked and killed by some unknown assassins together with my dearest Mum.

The Police could not trace the killers till today, and because I do not know those behind my parents brutal killing and their reasons, I felt out of fear that my safety is not guaranteed, that is the reason why I decided to relocate with the help of the International Care to Dakar Senegal to save my life.

They loved me so much, and I was like their confidants to them before their untimely death, as such my Dad gave me information? where he kept the documents on the very huge amount .(USD$10.500,000.00)

Which he kept for the family. Presently the money is in a Courier's Company Bonded Warehouse called the (CISC) (full information? to be disclosed later to you on confirmation of your acceptance to assist me.

I have decided to invest this money in your country or anywhere safe enough outside Africa for security and political reasons and because of the problems in where I am now (Dakar Senegal).

I want you to stand as my appointed beneficiary whom will receive the consignment on my behalf since it was deposited for shipment which stands the best way to retrieve the deposit.

Note: The Courier's Company does not know the exact content of the box, as the content was declared to be classified documents and valuables.

The shipment was done with Diplomatic Immunity [not to be inspected by any authority].

If you can be of assistance to me I will be pleased to offer to you 10% of the total fund for your assistance and your advice for the investments.

I hope to hear from you soonest for us to proceed.

Thank you and God bless you
Yours Sincerely,
Miss Aranima Enfandy.

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